1.
received email; incoming mail; inbox message
An email that has been received, as opposed to sent mail. Also refers to the inbox or received mail folder in an email application or on a mobile phone.
受信メールを確認する。
Check the received emails.
受信メールが100件たまっている。
I have 100 unread emails piled up.
大事な受信メールが迷惑メールフォルダに入っていないか確認してください。
Please check whether any important received emails have ended up in the spam folder.
A compound of 受信 (reception, receiving) and メール (email, mail). On Japanese mobile phones, the mail app historically had distinct 受信ボックス (inbox) and 送信ボックス (sent box) labels. The term remains common even with modern email apps.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 受信メールを開く: to open a received email
- 受信メール一覧: list of received emails
- 受信メールフォルダ: inbox folder
- 受信メールを削除する: to delete received emails
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 送信メール: sent email — email that has been sent out
- 受信ボックス: inbox — the folder/container for received messages
- 迷惑メール: spam email — unwanted messages filtered out by the email system